Georgia's Saltwater Gamefish Records
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SPECIES
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MEN'S RECORD
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WOMEN'S RECORD
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WEIGHT
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MALE ANGLER (year)
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WEIGHT
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FEMALE ANGLER (year)
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Amberjack, Greater
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92 lb. 1 oz.
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Ben W. Key. Jr. (1975)
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72 lb. 8 oz.
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Tricia L. Nicosia (1986)
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Barracuda, Great
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54 lb. 8 oz.
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Wayne Hall (1999)
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47 lb. 8 oz.
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Marie Franklin (1999)
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Bass,Black Sea (tie)
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5 lb. 11 oz.
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J.C. Hadden, Jr. (1994)
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4 lb. 8 oz.
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Evelyn B. Carter (1983)
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5 lb. 12 oz.
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Willie J. Oakman (1998)
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Bluefish
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17 lb. 12 oz.
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Gary Q. Altman (1980)
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14 lb. 4 oz.
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Kathy Sikes (1986)
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Cobia
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88 lb. 12 oz.
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Jeffrey Clark (1985)
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68 lb. 5 oz.
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Wanda Carroll (1999)
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Croaker, Atlantic
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5 lb. 12 oz.
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David Flynt (1977)
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1 lb. 1 oz.
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Gretchen Keister (1992)
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Dolphin
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67 lb. 6 oz.
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Michael Sheppard (1997)
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54 lb. 8 oz.
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Romona Arsenault (1977)
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Drum, Black
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92 lb. 0 oz.
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John H. Thomas Jr. (2010)
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80 lb. 0 oz.
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Jennifer Swenson (2009)
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Drum, Red (Channel Bass)*
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47 lb. 7 oz.
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Richard Price (1986)
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38 lb. 13 oz.
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Sandra Price (1986)
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Flounder (Composite)
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15 lb. 8 oz.
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Walter C. Hewitt (1982)
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15 lb. 10 oz.
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Janice Youmans (1990)
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Grouper, Gag
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38 lb. 0 oz.
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David Sapp (2002)
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20 lb. 0 oz.
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Joyce L. Richards (1984)
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Grouper, Goliath*
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124 lb. 0 oz.
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James Chumley (1976)
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Harvest prohibited, therefore record no longer allowed.
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Grouper, Scamp (tie)
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26 lb. 0 oz.
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Wayne Hall (1995)
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23 lb. 6 oz.
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Kathy Wash (1987)
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26 lb. 4 oz.
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James Hubbard (2009)
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Grouper, Warsaw
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252 lb. 0 oz.
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Gene Whitehurst (1981)
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Minimum weight: 25 lbs.
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Jack, Crevalle
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38 lb. 8 oz.
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Lex Bazemore (2001)
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30 lb. 6 oz.
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Ann Allen (1981)
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Kingfish (Whiting)
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2 lb. 12 oz.
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Harold Guinn (1975)
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2 lb. 4 oz.
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Lois E. Guinn (1975)
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Ladyfish
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3 lb. 12 oz.
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Dwight Thornton (1977)
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5 lb. 0 oz.
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Marjorie Nighbert (1978)
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Mackerel, King
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75 lb. 12 oz.
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Joe H. Bell (2004)
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42 lb. 0 oz.
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Joyce Richards (1982)
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Mackerel, Spanish
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8 lb. 4 oz.
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James I. Geiger (1991)
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7 lb. 14 oz.
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Ida Knight (1988)
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Marlin, Blue*
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491 lb. 8 oz.
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John C. Howard, Jr. (1985)
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178 lb. 0 oz.
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Susan D. Meek (1985)
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Marlin, White*
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49 lb. 12 oz.
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Thomas Hester (1986)
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Harvest prohibited, therefore record no longer allowed.
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Mullet, Striped
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9 lb. 3 oz.
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Steve Middleton (1994)
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Minimum weight: 4 lbs.
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Pompano, Florida
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5 lb. 4 oz.
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Bill Knightbuford (2002)
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1 lb. 7 oz.
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Laura A. Cheek (1982)
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Porgy (Composite)
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15 lb. 14 oz.
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Louis F. Jiran (1988)
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Minimum weight: 3 lbs.
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Porgy, Red
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5 lb. 6 oz.
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Jimmy Ginn (1980)
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Minimum weight: 4 lbs.
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Runner, Rainbow
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17 lb. 12 oz.
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Tyler Bond (1984)
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Minimum weight: 5 lbs.
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Sailfish*
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65 lb. 0 oz.
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Vann Downs (1981)
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38 lb. 5 oz.
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Laura Hammond (1992)
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Seatrout,Spotted
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9 lb. 7 oz.
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Tommy Hall (1976)
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7 lb. 8 oz.
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Amanda Wooten (1990)
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Shark, Blacktip
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131 lb. 0 oz.
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Albert Lee Boyd (1978)
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148 lb. 0 oz.
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Allison Gerber (2008)
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Shark, Bonnethead
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22 lb. 8 oz.
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Zachery Gross (2009)
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Minimum weight: 20 lbs.
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Shark, Bull
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455 lb. 0 oz.
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Mark D. Noble (1978)
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121 lb. 9oz
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Jennifer Swenson (2011)
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Shark, Dusky
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272 lb. 8 oz.
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Bill Hunter (1978)
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6 lb. 2 oz.
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Wendy Mead (1982)
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Shark, Hammerhead
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770 lb. 0 oz.
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Charlie Marshall (1973)
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10 lb. 0 oz.
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Katherine Bullis (1985)
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Shark, Lemon
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375 lb. 0 oz.
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Thomas Winslow (1974)
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322 lb. 0 oz.
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Deborah Carpenter (2011)
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Shark, Mako
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228 lb. 8 oz.
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Harry Wooley (1975)
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No minimum weight
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Shark, Nurse
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244 lb. 0 oz.
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Bill Watson (1981)
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Minimum weight: 50 lbs.
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Shark, Sandbar (Brown)
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158 lb. 8 oz.
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Chet Lee Kirby (1979)
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124 lb. 0 oz.
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Dorothea Bays (1985)
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Shark, Sand Tiger*
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290 lb. 0 oz.
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Billy Castle (1977)
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212 lb. 6 oz.
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Clara Adams (1984)
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Shark, Spinner
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145 lb. 6 oz.
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Edward J. Hawie (2009)
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Minimum weight: 50 lbs.
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Shark, Thresher
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116 lb. 0 oz.
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Mark D. Noble (1976)
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Minimum weight: 50 lbs.
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Shark, Tiger
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794 lb. 0 oz.
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Chuck Hall (1975)
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Minimum weight: 50 lbs.
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Sheepshead
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14 lb. 14 oz.
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Ralph V. White (2002)
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12 lb. 9 oz.
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Linda Carroll (2003)
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Snapper, Red
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37 lb. 8 oz.
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Bill Shearin, Jr. (1988)
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29 lb. 8 oz.
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Phyllis Thompson (1989)
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Snapper, Gray
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12 lb. 9 oz.
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David Blackshear (2011)
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Minimum weight: 5 lbs.
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Snook
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10 lb. 2 oz.
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Lester Rooks (1990)
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10 lb. 6 oz.
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Marlene Patton (2008)
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Spadefish, Atlantic
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13 lb. 2 oz.
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Shahram Zare (2004)
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11 lb. 5 oz.
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Deidra H. Jeffcoat (2003)
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Swordfish
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86 lb. 0 oz.
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W.H. Lippitt (1980)
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No minimum weight
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Tarpon
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161 lb. 0 oz.
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C. Edwards (1995)
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139 lb. 0 oz.
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Wendy A. Mead (1986)
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Triggerfish, Gray
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11 lb. 3 oz.
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Dean Williams (1989)
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11 lb. 5 oz.
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Elizabeth Zeagler (1987)
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Tripletail
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38 lb. 14 oz.
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Kyle Thigpen (2005)
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22 lb. 7 oz.
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Joan Thigpen (1994)
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Tuna, Blackfin
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38 lb. 10 oz.
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Teddy Elrod (2005)
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30 lb. 8 oz.
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Penny Morgan-Turner (1999)
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Tuna, Yellowfin
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249 lb. 2 oz.
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Ken Cooper (1980)
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165 lb. 4 oz.
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Anne Smith (1973)
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Tunny, Little
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19 lb. 4 oz.
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John Smits (2010)
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20 lb. 0 oz.
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Str. Mary Clarice (1973)
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Wahoo
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123 lb. 3 oz.
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Michael Stefanick (2000)
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77 lb. 0 oz.
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Linda Li-Chao Yang (1988)
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Weakfish (Summer Trout)
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6 lb. 8 oz.
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Frank Taylor (1976)
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Minimum weight: 3 lb.
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